The Turn to Provisionality in Contemporary Art : Negative Work (Paperback)

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: What is Provisional Painting? 1. Provisional Painting (2009) 2. To Rest Lightly on the Earth (2011) 3. Painting the Stuckness: Samuel Beckett, Bram Van Velde, Georges Duthuit 4. Weak Thought, Strong Painting (Gianni Vattimo) 5. A Precarious Chain of Signifiers Part II: Varieties of the Provisional 6. Some Precursors: Dorothea Rockburne, Pat Steir, Joan Snyder, Chris Reinecke, Sigmar Polke, Carmengloria Morales, Suh Se-ok, Nahum Tevet, Gerard Gasiorowski, Pierre Buraglio 7. Varieties of the Provisional: Michael Krebber, Albert Oehlen, Rachel Hecker, Amy Feldman 8. Painting As Is (Luca Bertolo and Co.) 9. In Glimpses: David Hammons's Tarp Paintings Conclusion: After Provisional Painting Notes Bibliography Index